DOWEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOWEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWEL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWEL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dowelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOWEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOWEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What stands out about DOWEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOWEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cylindrical rod, usually of wood or metal, fitted into matching holes to join or reinforce two pieces of material.
Furniture makers drive a dowel into aligned holes drilled in two boards so the pieces lock together without visible screws or nails. Because the peg sits partly in each piece, a dowel joint resists both twisting and pulling apart far better than glue alone. The same word can also serve as a verb, meaning to join pieces of wood together using such pegs.
How DOWEL is used
Common in carpentry, furniture making, and general talk about woodworking joints.
- The flat-pack bookshelf came with a bag of wooden dowels.
- He drilled two holes and tapped a dowel into place with a mallet.
- A loose dowel had let the chair leg wobble for months.
- The carpenter dowels the shelf ends instead of using visible screws.
- Each dowel fit snugly into its matching hole in the tabletop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOWEL
The 5 tiles of DOWEL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DOWEL
7 longer words begin with DOWEL.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWEL
Common questions about DOWEL
- Is DOWEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWEL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWEL worth?
- DOWEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWEL mean?
- A cylindrical rod, usually of wood or metal, fitted into matching holes to join or reinforce two pieces of material.
- What letters can be added to DOWEL?
- DOWEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOWEL:
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